tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post7077377758136748773..comments2017-12-12T05:56:08.486-08:00Comments on Can it happen here?: The president humiliates himself to defend torturejaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-90912711966143519912014-08-03T11:31:14.292-07:002014-08-03T11:31:14.292-07:00The leaders who had to deal with Fear, had not rea...The leaders who had to deal with Fear, had not read Pema Chödrön, thus didn&#39;t know how to defeat Fear and did what Fear told them to do:<br />...the young warrior said, &quot;How can I defeat you?&quot; Fear replied, &quot;My weapons are that I talk fast, and I get very close to your face. Then you get completely unnerved, and you do whatever I say. If you don’t do what I tell you, I have no power. You can listen to me, and you can have respect for me. You can even be convinced by me. But if you don’t do what I say, I have no power.&quot; In that way, the student warrior learned how to defeat fear. ”<br />― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult TimesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com